Nigerian troops have arrested one Alhaji Nafi’u Yahaya, who is alleged to have led a gang of kidnappers to abduct and subsequently killed some family members of the Emir of Mutum Biyu, Taraba State, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Justice Sani Sulaiman Duna last year.
Recall that in February 2023, kidnappers had abducted the wives and children of the traditional ruler in his private residence in Jalingo, the state capital. Days later, the assailants killed them.
The arrest of Yahaya was confirmed in a post by a security expert cum Conflict and Crisis Journalist in the Northwest region of Nigeria, Bakatsine, on Saturday morning.
Attached with the post is a video of the interrogation of the suspect, who spoke in the Hausa language where he admitted to the crime.
According to Bakatsine, Yahaya was the former accountant of Mutum Biyu Emirate palace in Gassol LGA, Taraba State.
He opined that the attack on the traditional ruler’s family was reportedly motivated by Yahaya’s dismissal from service.
He wrote, “GOOD NEWS: Nigerian troops have successfully apprehended Alhaji Nafi’u Yahaya, former accountant of Mutum Biyu Emirate palace in Gassol LGA, Taraba State. He led a gang of kidnappers in February of last year (05-02-2023) to abduct and murder the family of the Emir of Mutum Biyu, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Justice Sani Sulaiman Duna.
“The attack, which was reportedly motivated by his dismissal from service, resulted in the deaths of the Emir’s three wives and 13 children, including two children who were studying abroad in Turkey.”
Below is the video of the suspect’s interrogation.
